Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win
Jacksonville traded up 2 spots (7th to 5th) to select WR Justin Blackmon, giving Tampa Bay a 4th-round pick (Omar Bolden, 101st). Blackmon was a generational receiver prospect at Oklahoma State. The trade cost was reasonable — 2 spots plus a 4th. The problem was entirely off-field: Blackmon was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for substance violations after showing genuine on-field talent. He played 28 games, never reached his ceiling, and his career effectively ended at 24. D- is appropriate — Jacksonville lost a franchise receiver to circumstances they couldn't fully predict, but the outcome was devastatingly bad
Jacksonville Jaguars Received
- pick 2012 1st round pick (5th overall, Justin Blackmon )
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Received
- pick 2012 1st round pick (7th overall, Mark Barron )
- pick 2012 4th round pick (101st overall subsequently traded, Omar Bolden )
- pick Draft-pick compensation
Trade Analysis
Tampa Bay moved down 2 spots and received a 4th-round pick (Omar Bolden) while getting Mark Barron at 7th. Barron had a long if unspectacular NFL career. The Bucs got a solid player and an extra pick. Grade: B+